Spring Conference and Packing Tea at Second Reformed Church
A large gathering of women from Pella churches held the Spring Conference and Packing Tea on March 25 at the Second Reformed Church. Mrs. J. C. Van Wyk presided, with morning sessions opening at 10:20 and luncheon for about 225 by the Golden Hour Society. Afternoon activities at 2 featured devotions, music by Pella High School girls, a talk by Mrs. Edward Tonia on mission work and needs, and an afternoon offering of 246.48 plus hospital-supply cash of 690.00 for Scudder Memorial Hospital. The event concluded with tea and packing of supplies for shipment, aided by local businessmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelle
Cluminate
Second Reformed Church
J. C. van Wyk
Oskaloosa
William C. de Jong
Pella
Chester Leu
Vernon Roorda
Melvin van Houweling
Edward Tonia
Scudder Memorial Hospital
Pella Manufacturing Company
William L Hull to Speak at Church of the Open Bible
Wm L Hull founder of the Zion Christian Mission in Jerusalem returns to the United States for a brief visit after marrying in Jerusalem in 1935. Hull will address the Church of the Open Bible during the stopover.
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Wm. L. Hull
Zion Christian Mission
Jerusalem
United States
Teachers Gather for Central District ISEA Meeting in Des Moines
Roosevelt High School hosts Central District Division of the ISEA meeting in Des Moines on Saturday. Teachers from Pella plan to attend with sessions at 8:15 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., featuring talks by Jessie Parker and Charles Martin, plus a keynote by Charles L. Anspach. The program includes sectional meetings, special luncheons, and music by Roosevelt and Song Fellows, with Dr Willard Goslin delivering the afternoon address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt High School
Des Moines
Central District
ISEA
Jessie Parker
Charles Martin
Charles L. Anspach
Michigan Gallope of
Songfellows
Willard Goslin
Minneapolis
Pasadena
California
Peabody College
Hazel’ Weekly
Drake University
Neuatt
Feat’s
Newton
Pella High School Spring Concert Set for April 9
The Vocal Music Department of Pella High School will present a formal spring concert April 9 at 7 30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Small groups soloists and large groups will perform with a small admission price for adults. Student activity tickets will admit students.
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Vocal Music
Pella High School
Missionary to the Jews to Speak at Open Bible Church
A missionary to the Jews, Mr Hull, will address the need of the Jewish people and the Christian missionary work in Palestine. He will speak at the Open Bible Church on Tuesday at 7:45 pm. The public is invited to attend.
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Hull
Palestine
Open Bible Church
Continue Nominating Festival Queen Attendants
The third of four nominating coupons appears. Cast ballots with candidate name, signature, and address in Van Sittert's store by April 10. The top five vote getters advance to final selection. committee determines final process. Members: Dr G Fultz, chairman. Anthony Tysseling. Ray De Haan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stulp
van ‘Sittert
Pella
Dr G. Fultz
Anthony Tysseling
Ray de Haan
Len Howe to Visit Vogelaar's Hardware for Peanut Day
Len Howe the Des Moines broadcaster will appear at Vogelaar's Hardware Store from 3 p.m. until closing on Saturday April 10 as part of a series of visits to town communities. The IRHA sponsored hardware news broadcast airs on WHO Des Moines at 7 30 a m on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday mornings. Howe joined WHO in 1938 after Missouri journalism school and served in the U S Army during World War II. The Standard Oil Company sponsors the broadcast on M W F.
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Vogelaar
Howe
IRHA
Iowa
Iowa Retail Hardware Association
WHO
Des Moines
Len Howe
IAHA
Mr. Howe
Leonard J. Howe
University of Missouri
Standard Oil Company
Miss Mina Baker Presides State Home Economics Meet
Miss Mina Baker assistant professor of home economics at Central will preside at the Iowa Home Economics Association spring meetings at Hotel Savery Des Moines April 2 and 8. Lucille Reynolds executive secretary Nation Consumer Retail Council Inc will be featured on a panel on women’s ready to wear. Division meetings cover Art Textiles Clothing Family Economics Housing and Food and Nutrition. The Teacher's Tea and style show at Younker's Tea Room Saturday focuses on fashion clothing and home sewing activities in schools.
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Younker’s Tea Room
Gosselink Earns Honorable Mention in Iowa Poetry Contest
Sara Anne Gosselink a Central College freshman and daughter of Mr and Mrs G M Gi 1217 West 2nd St won honorable mention in the State College Poetry Contest for her poem Poem is being considered for publication in Lyrical Town 1954. Earlier a high school poem was published in the National High School Anthology of Poetry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Anne Gosselink
Central College
G. M. Gi
West 2Nd St
Miss Grimjes Attends State Education Group Meeting
Miss Elna Grimjes, assistant professor of elementary education at Central College, was in Des Moines Saturday for the nominating committee meeting of the South Central District of the Iowa State Education Association. The session took place at the ISEA headquarters in the Shops Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elna Grimjes
Central College
Des Moines
South Central District
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Popular Music on Menu at H. S. Band Concert Tonight
The Pella high school band plans a themed evening with tables in the gym and a menu of popcorn, beverages, and pastries. The program features light and semi classical pieces including Romberg, Gershwin, Kern, Herbert and Saint Saëns, with solos by Bonnie Kuyper and a folk suite by Erickson.
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H. S. Band
Thursey
Sigmund
Romberg
Man
Love
George Gershwin
Cole Porter
Victor Herbert
Chartreuse
Bonnie Kuyper
Cofie Little
Flutist Geraldine Vander Pol Recital at Central College
Flutist Geraldine Vander Pol to give senior recital at Douwstra Chapel Pell Pro tonight at 7 30 pm accompanied by E Smith. Vander Pol trained fourteen years flute since high school with Berdice Clelland Karl King's first flutist and Nathan Edwards Drake University. Program includes Bach Foalt concerto in G Griffes Nocturne et Allegro Scherzando and Gaubert.
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Pell Pro
Central Colleg
Geraldine Vander Pol
Gentral Stud
Douwstra Chapel
Miss Vander ‘Pol
Wi Berdice Clelland
Karl King
Farmers to Discuss ASC Program Apr 6 at County Office
Marion county farmers will discuss cost sharing under the Agricultural Conservation Program for 1955 at Marion County ASC Office on April 6, 1954 at 1 p.m. County ASC committee chair Paul E. Brown will lead with invited representation from Soil Conservation Service Extension Service Farmers Home Administration Forest Service and Soil Conservation District. Recommendations will be forwarded to the state ASC office for a Washington submission and a national program for 1955 will be outlined and returned for state consideration. Special focus on applying cost sharing to land diverted from production under acreage allotment and production adjustment programs.
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Marion County
ASC
Paul E. Brown
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
Farmers Home Administration
Forest Service
Soil Conservation District Committee
State Asc
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Easter Program by the Christian Grade School
The Christian Grade School in Pella will present an Easter program on April 9 at 7:45 in the auditorium of Christian High School. Students from kindergarten through eighth grade will perform with a pageant and songs centered on The Story of Redemption.
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Pella Christian Grade School
The
Christian High School
Tulip Time Costume Exchange at Legion Hall
T T T will sponsor the annual Tulip Time Costume Exchange at the Legion Hall Saturday afternoon April 10 from 1 to 4 o clock. Bring outgrown costumes to sell and buy others or copy free patterns for new ones. Further notice of this service.
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T.T.T
The
Legion Hall
Central Forensic Squad Heads to Illinois Tourney
Central College forensics squad will depart next Wednesday for Carbondale Illinois to compete in the provincial Pi Kappa Delta tournament bringing five members. Mary Buwalda and Beulah Roorda from Pella will debate Norma Stephenson from Blockton Iowa will compete in women’s oratory Arlen Salthouse from Hasbrouch Heights New Jersey will read poetry and extemporaneous speaking Mansoor Sedarat from Iran will take part in discussion and men’s oratory Cunera Van Emmerik director of forensics at Central chairs the committee on women’s oratory for the tourney.
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Central College Forensics
Carbondale
Ill
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Central
Mary Buwalda
Beulah Roorda
Pella
Norma Stephenson
Blockton
Arlen Salthouse
Hasbrouch Heights
N. J
Mansoor Sedarat
Iran
Cunera van Emmerik
Pella High Scores Six Points at State Indoor Track Meet
Pella High School opened its 1954 track season at the State Indoor Track Meet in Iowa City on March 27. Cleo Verhoef scored all of Pella’s six points by finishing third in both the 60 yard high hurdles and the 60 yard low hurdles. Cresco won the Class A title and Lake City the Class B title in Iowa’s largest indoor meet with over 700 athletes from more than 70 schools.
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Pella High School
Iowa City
Cleo Verhoef
Pella
Iowa
Cresco
Lake City
Pella High Track Plans Triangular Meet and Relays
Pella High tentatively schedules a triangular meet with Nevada and Monroe on April 6 here, weather permitting. The team then plans to enter the Valley Relays at Des Moines on April 16. Roland McCombs finished 10th in the mile in 5 minutes 12 seconds during heats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland McCombs
Pella High
Nevada
Monroe
Des Moines
A Cappella Choir Opens East Tour From Central College
Central College's 40 singers under Prof Laurence Grooters depart Friday for a multi state tour beginning in Morristown Illinois with eighteen concerts through April 18 in Illinois Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York The itinerary lists bus and car travel led by Dick Cook The program spans old modal classical romantic and modern works including two Negro spirituals and follows the church year with readings and concluding responses.
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Central College
Morrison
Ill
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
The
Chronicle
Laurence Grooters
Edith Sedrel le Gacq
Dick Cook
Central
Tag Ends of Red Cross Drive Still To Be Completed
Chapter Chairman T G Fultz says some areas in the country and town sections have not yet been canvassed by volunteers. The drive should have ended by March. Gifts counted are less than 1953 but he is confident the quota will be met. A full campaign report is expected in The Chronicle on April 8.
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Red Cross Drive
T. G. Fultz
Expression is No Art Speech at Chamber Dinner
City Council awarded a contract to Atomic Pest Control of Ottumwa Iowa for rat and insect control at the City Dump. The Chamber of Commerce dinner Monday April 5 at 6 30 p m will feature Prof Thomas Farrell Jr discussing expression and business writing. Topics include Tulip Time fly spraying road matters and trade extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Pest Control Company
Ottumwa
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Thomas Farrell, Jr
State University of Iowa
Farrell
Surplus Foods Outreach In Marion County Today
Marion County welfare officials distribute surplus foods including butter dried milk cheese and shortening from the State Department program. Registrations possible at county welfare office and City Halls in Pella Dallas Melcher Swan Pleasantville. First shipment to reach Marion County with beef gravy potatoes and dried beans due in two to three weeks.
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Marion County Welfare
State Department of Social Welfare
Pella
Dallas
City Hall
Melcher
Swan
Cox’ Grocery
Pleasantville
Legion Hall
Welfare Office
Marion County
G A A to Present Four One Act Plays at Pella High
The Girls' Athletic Association of Pella Public High School presents four one act plays on Tuesday April 6 at 7 30 pm. Senior Junior Sophomore and Freshman casts perform Fortune is a Cowboy Escape and The Third Plate with girl and boy musical interludes. Admission is by donation at the door.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
Pella Public High School
G.A.A
Fortune
Dorothea
Patsy Schreiner
Helen
Bonnie Kuyper
Len- Judy’ Cook
Parrot
Aldora Buwalda
Mollie Stuart
Joan Gosselink
Madge Murphy
Mary Ann de Vries
Sam
Norma Hagen
Ellen
Barbara’ Grandia
Slates
Leora Quinn
Future Teachers Banquet Highlights NEA Views at Jordan Hall
At Upper Jordan Hall Monday night the Future Teachers Association banquet featured Jared Shar addressing student and supervising teachers about voluntary inner growth in teaching. Miss Machling outlined ten earmarks of a profession, emphasizing social need, training, knowledge, discretion, ethics, and a code of conduct, urging personal commitment to strengthen the teaching profession. Decorations and musical pieces complemented the theme Songs on a Starry Night, with readings by Carolyn De Jong and performances by Vera Koenen Audrey Keuning Beth Gosselink and Dr Walter De Kock supervising education leader.
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Bor
Jared Shar
Maehling
NEA Department
Upper
Jordan
Miss Machling
Vera Koenen
Audrey Keuning
Beth Gosselink
Carolyn de Jong
Walter de Kock
Pella College and School District Honor Guest Talks
The department at Central College and Mr C C Buerkens superintendent of the Pella Public Schools delivered brief appreciation talks on the strong bond between the college and the district. Raymond Den Adel FTA president served as toastmaster for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
C. C. Buerkens
Pella
Raymond den Adel
Palm Sunday Hymn Sing at Third Reformed Church
The Palm Sunday hymn sing at Third Reformed Church follows the Sunday evening service on April 11. Led by Rev. Russell Redeker, the event features several special vocal and instrumental numbers and invites young people of the C. E. to participate.
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Third Reformed Church
C. E
Russell Redeker
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Harold Arlen
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Jon
J. R. (Roy
Iowa Bankers’ Associati
Central Forensic Squad
Verhoef
Herb Blom
Alvin Hiemstra
Jun Tkuta
Jerry Valster
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Rat
Ottumwa Company
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Jordan Hall
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